Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-24
The Wreck at the ".

THE INJURED PERSONS ALL IMPROVING.
Thevictims o: the smasL-up on they aweek ago
are all doing wei, and with the exception OF the
fireman, John W smith, will be out in a few days
The fireman had his collar bone broken and was
severely injured about the legs. II VIII be some
time before he will Be able TO leave the hospital
Charles Koch, VINO received scalp wounds and in
jury OF the spine, has been discharged from the
hospital, and with mis- wife and three children has
made another start for Germany. William Buck
the German from Cincinnati who sustained cuts
and scalp wounds, has also been discharged from
the hospital, and has started with his wife for
Germany. The other patients are still in the hos
pital, but are doing well.
A COLLISION on The VIRGINIA MIDLAND RAILROAD.
Yesterday morning there was collision with seri-
Gus results on the Virginia Midland Railroad near
Rapidan. 40 miles from thI2 city. The train due
here at s;le a. NJ Yesterday morning was struck
by freight construction train loaded with rail-
road bars The engines came together with a
terrific crash, almost totally destroying them and
o number OF the ears were deralled and badly
broken The fireman OF the freight train Geo.
Washington. OF Alexandria, was badly scalded
and one side was badly bruised. John Cook, the
engineer OF the freight, was badly bruised about
the back The wreck required nearly the entire
day To clean up, and IL was after 3 o'clock last
night before the passengers arrived here. A num-
known none OF them were injured.
ALLOWED TO SEE His CnILDKzS TWICE A wKEk.-
Yesterday Judge Me,r- in the Equity Court, in
lhe case OF Lucy y against George Z. Ford
for a divorce, amend order In reference to
the defendant seelh-, caIldrtn. The modified
order directs that th' children shall be taken to
the store OF Patrick D}ly tuesdays and Fridays
between and O'Clock each week, where the
father may visit them.
CONCERT AT TIE CAPITOL. GRoUSDs.-The follow
Ing program viii be rendered oy the Marine band
under the direction OF Prof. Jno. Philip Sousa at
The capitol grounds, al halI-past nve. This
selection, Bohemian Giri" (Oy request} Balfe:
gavotte, Secret Love- besch; fantasia, vienna
Sounds Godfrey: Valse. .-Estudiantina.n Waid-
teu;e: song. Rocked in the cradle OF the Deep. y
Knight; caprice Jolly COppersnith" (by reuueSt1
Peters; descriptive fantasia, "A Hunting Scene"
BucallOSSt-
The FUNERAL OF FN-DETEcTIvE CooNEs.-The
fut sral Of the la-e j. VIA COOnes, for many
yH=F5 9 policeman and detective officer took
Pie yesterday afternoon. The relatives and tul-
metiafs f-ienis Assembled al tin house No. SIP
- Stgs-e5 southeast where brief services were
held. c;:isiucte Us Rev -. z. b. Rice assisted by
Rvs. SAMUEL Kramer and benjamin swallow
is- re:laifo were taken L tae :+cErth-street ".
- c:.f!th- e-t3:te y Gct II II pD,ire CoilGi-
In COlanA!sd"ry, knights Iea:,iar, aud a deic-
E8-iGI Of Lir'pl:, Post, 10. ., Grand Army OF the
IL .Jt.ic. she pai!-betTeT5 were Officers Ander-
s9C and Wilson, III, former partner on the detec-
tive force, Joseph Acton; eN-POi1ce;nan A. Miller
A. !. Iongley and T. Stewart, OF the Knights
Tn q. y. r. At the church Rev Mr. Rice read aD-
propii@tc selections OF Scripture, ana made an
address. The knights Telnp!ar services were also
performed. The remains were taken TO the con-
gressional Cemetery and inferred there.
authorities OK the Jail have transferred 10 the
Insane Asylum q co,ored girl named cora Simrns.
Who On the 10Th instant was sentenced TO an
aggregate 80 SIX months IN Jail four charges OF
aSoaritfns her mother, sisters and Others and for
destroying private property. Since her incarcera-
ti0n she has rapidly become raying maniac and
and for the past three or four days had required
constant attendance.
TALKING OF A CoSsoLrDATIoS-At a meeting OF
The Maryland Democratic Association last even
1nE, proposition was made and discussed looking
10 the Consolidation OF the Maryland Democratic
Association ana Maryland Democratic Club, under
lew set OF officers New committees were ap-
pointed TO ook after the Affairs of the association
and Messrs- c. +. Rowe, NJ. A. Shipley and b. r
Guy were appointed as a committee to look after
the interests OF the Marylanders employed In the
various departmentS OF the government, with the
view 10 securing their advancement.
DEATH OF MRs. WILLIAM CHEsryR.-The wife OF
Rev. William chester. OF New York. son OF Rev.
DIR. John chester, OF this city, died on Monday az
Luzerne, switzerland. Mrs. Chester was the
daughter OF the late Gen. W. b. Cushing, and was
married on the 18th of May last In this city The
cause Of her death has not yet been learned the
remains were TO be inferred at Milan to-day.
BAPTIZED ON TIE STE,NER.-Yesterday, on the
return trip OF the steamer III. Z. Bishop from
Lower Cedar Point the combination excursion Of
Grace NE. church south and l2th-st NJ E church.
witnessed the baptism by Pastor id STILL Of Raw.
mond Edwin, infant son OF John Ii. and Mary Z.
Shelton. After the service the cornet band rem
dered some nursery airs, closing with "Od Folks
at Home" The captain purposes 10 have the
photograph OF the little tourist framed and placed
on the steamer.
THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD announces the
sale Of special excursion tickets 10 Atlantic City
and Cape May for the IL u III. train every Friday
during August, at the low rate OF s.. Tickets
good 10 return within five days.
The PASSE,,siEN DEPARTMENT OF THE PennSyl-
wanna RailTO5I,i announces that on and after the
18th inst ,OO0-nie tickets Will be placed on sale
at their ticket Office at the rate OF SEQ This EN-.
braces their entire system east OF Pittsburg and
Erie.